USGIF Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Workshop

USGIF’s Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Workshop will bring together a diverse group of individuals from government, industry, and academia to discuss current challenges and strategic initiatives related to the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing, and deep learning in geospatial intelligence. We will be joined by today’s visionary leaders in AI to explore this rapidly evolving and disruptive technology.

The workshop also includes free access to USGIF’s GEOINTeraction Tuesday networking event directly following the workshop. Be sure to stick around for this networking reception.

7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration Opens and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:35 a.m. Welcome Remarks: Keith Masback, CEO, USGIF

8:35-8:40 a.m. Master of Ceremonies: Abe Usher, CTO of Intelligence Solutions, DigitalGlobe

8:40-9:30 a.m. Keynote: Dr. Jason Matheny, Director, IARPA

9:30-10:00 a.m. Investing in AI and Machine Learning: Mo Islam, Senior Associate, Venture Team, DFJ

10:00-10:30 a.m. Leonel Garciga, ‎Chief Technology Officer, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization

10:30-11:00 a.m. Morning Networking Break & Exhibit Time

11:00-11:30 a.m. Keynote: Dr. Peter Highnam, Director of Research, NGA

11:30-12:30 p.m. Academic Research & Development Flash Talks: The Variety of Research Going On and How Do you Collaborate with Them

• Dr. C. Lee Giles, David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Interim Associate Dean of Research, Penn State University (invited)
• Dr. Nathan Jacobs, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky
• Dr. Zsolt Kira, Branch Chief, Machine Learning and Analytics, Georgia Tech Research Institute
• Dr. Stella Yu, Director, Vision Group at the International Computer Science Institute, UC Berkeley

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break and Exhibits

1:30-1:40 p.m. Master of Ceremonies: NVIDIA

1:40-2:10 p.m. Briefing: Dr. Catherine Cotell, NGA Research Anticipatory Analytics Lead

2:10-3:00 p.m. Technology Roadmap Lightning Talks: What is Available and What is Coming Down the Road

• Diffeo
• IBM
• NVIDIA
• Amazon

3:00-3:25 p.m. “Bridging Technology, Venture, and Intelligence” – Charlie Greenbacker, Data Science and Analytics Leader, In-Q-Tel

3:25-3:45 p.m. SpaceNet Challenge Update

• Todd Bacastow, DigitalGlobe
• Todd Stavish, CosmiQ Works: An IQT Lab

3:45-4:30 p.m. Closing Keynote

4:30-6:30 p.m. Reception in the Exhibit Hall with GEOINTeraction Tuesday Speaker

The workshop also includes free access to USGIF’s GEOINTeraction Tuesday networking event directly following the workshop. Be sure to stick around for this networking reception.

Agenda subject to change